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Grossing Technician - PRN

Job Details

Job Location: GI Alliance Pathology Midwest - Waukegan, IL 60085
Position Type: Per Diem
Job Shift: Any
Travel Percentage: None
Education Level: High School
Job Category: Health Care

Description

Company Conformance Statements
In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.

Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.

Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.

Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Position purpose
The Grossing Technician’s main responsibility is accessioning, documenting and preparing biopsies in the pathology laboratory.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Provide back up for Lab Assistant duties

Gross, embed, and stain tissue according to designated procedures

Complete assigned workload within prescribed time limit

Prepare reagents for tissue processing and routine slide staining

Maintain legible, accurate complete logs and record of testing

Distributing slides to pathologists

Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment

Troubleshoot procedures and instrumentation

Ensure all corporate safety, quality control and quality assurance standards are met

Ensure compliance with all local, federal, CLIA and CAP regulations

Maintain a clean and well-organized work area

Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications
Education:

High school diploma or equivalent required AND

Associate’s degree in science or equivalent science education is required to meet CLIA requirements for high complexity testing.

Experience: One (1) year experience in laboratory setting preferred.
Additional Qualifications: N/A

Performance Requirements

Must be reliable

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Ability to follow instructions/procedures

Ability to communicate effectively with customers and co-workers

Ability to perform work activities in a team environment with open communication.

Strong ability to maintain attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time.

Ability to function in a fast-paced environment while under substantial time pressures and still maintain quality patient care

Proficient technical (computer) skills.

Strong multi-tasking ability in a fast-paced environment

Self-motivated with initiative.

Strong sense of ethics.

Physical Requirements

Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.

Use of hands to finger, handle, feel objects, tools or controls.

Reach with hands and arms

Occasionally climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

Constantly talk, hear and smell.

Frequently lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move 25 to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Equipment Operated
This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Also, laboratory equipment is used daily.

Work Environment
This job operates in professional laboratory environments. Frequent exposure to toxic/caustic chemicals, moving/mechanical parts, sharp objects, blood or body fluids, communicable diseases, computer monitors, repetitive motions. Local travel in the region may be required to another location as needed.